Buckle



W. F. FEET.

BUCKLE (No Model.)

Patented Dec. 19, 1893.

lift detached.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WALTER F. PEET, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

BUCKLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 510,987, dated December19, 1893. Application tiled December 27. 1892. Serial No. 456,338. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WALTER F. Pnn'r, a citizen of the United States,residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Buckles, which improvementis fully set forth in the following specification and accompanyingdrawings.

My invention consists of a buckle formed of a frame, a tongue mounted onthe rear cross bar thereof, and a lift continuous of the tongue, thesides of the frame adjacent to said cross bar being bent laterally, sothat the axial portions of the tongues and the lift are of the samewidth as the frame, and the frame is strengthened at the places ofjunction of the cross bar.

It also consists of the novel construction of the eyes of the tongue,whereby they are easily formed and require less metal, and the tonguemay be properly raised from the frame, as will be hereinafterfully setforth.

Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a buckle embodying myinvention. Fig. 2 represents a top or plan view thereof. Fig. 3represents a section on line :r, a), Fig. 2. Fig. 4 represents a sideelevation of the tongue and Similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in the several figures.

Referring to the drawings:-A designates a buckle formed of the frame 13,the tongue 0, and the lift D, the latter being continuous of saidtongue, the several parts in the present case being constructed ofsuitable wire.

On the rear of the frame A are the inwardly extending pieces A forming across bar on which the lower portion of the eyes E of the tongue aremounted, said eyes being formed by bending the metal in the form of aloop, the inner walls of which are recessed as at F, to seat the crossbar freely therein, this construction also permitting the walls of theloop to be brought closely together, as most plainly shown in Fig. at.The sides of the frame adjacent to the cross bar or the angles formed bysaid sides and pieces A of said cross bar are bulged outwardly orlaterally, forming a crimp G, within which the portion of the eyes thatembrace the cross bar are located and turn, by which provision the rearportion H of the tongue, and the cross pieces of the lift are of thesame width as the frame or approximately, the lift thus presenting awide surface for contact of the fingers, whereby the tongue may be mostconveniently handled for the opening and closing of the tongue.

The loops which form the eyes E, serve to raise the rear end of thetongue from the frame, so that the proper inclination or angle isimparted to the tongue, whereby the point of the tongue readily piercesthe fabric or material to be secured, and accidental releasing of thesame is prevented. The bulges G also act as cri n1 psorcorrugations,which vastly strengthen the cross bar A, which receivesthe main strain on the buckle. The pieces which form the cross bar aremade short, so as to be somewhat separated, but they may be lengthened,and th usbrought close together if so desired.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

A buckle having a frame with inwardly extending rear pieces A, andoutwandly projecting crimps G the loops E, E, receiving said pieces, andrising above the same, the tongue C and lift D, said tongue and liftprojecting respectively from the upper ends of the two walls which formeach loop, said parts being combined substantially as described.

WALTER F. PEET.

Witn esses:

JOHN A. WIEDERsHEIM, A. P. JENNINGS.

